Weatheb strip



Oct. 11, 1927. Re. 16,770

J. G. S. HALL WEATHER STRIP.

Original Fil ed July 19. 1926 Reisaued Oct. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. S. HALL, OF CHICAGO ILLINO IS.

WEATHER STRIP.

Original No. 1,628,865, dated May 17, 1927, Serial No. 123,300, filed July 19,1926. ppli'cation for reissue filed Julie 18, 1927. Serial No. 199,888.

My present invention relates to weatherstri-ps, and it has more part cular reference to a structure of this character that may be made either with or without a molding piece of wood, metal or the like.

Weather-strips have been in a gre at number of forms, and a structure wh1ch 1s in demand consists ofja wooden molding havinga channeled edge or a recessed rear face, in which channel or vrecess there 1s inserted a strip of felt or the like which performs the cushioning function of the structure when installed upon doors, wlndows, and other closures. v

Such weather stripping of course is shortlived for several reasons, among which s that, being subject to the natural elements, the felt decays and becomes useless, and when the doors and windows are painted these strips are usually painted, which causes the felt to harden and thereby lose its cushioning effect. The same inherent ob ections apply to weather-strip structures in whlch rubber or the like is substituted for the felt because the rubber will deteriorate much quicker than the felt. It has also been found that the felt affords an excellent nest1ng place for moths and other insects, the larvae of which will consume-a considerable quantit of the felt and thus destroy the usefuliiess of the weather strip.

With my present invention I have provided a length of flexible phable materlal that is more or less form-retaining, and have enveloped the same in a covering made from waterproofed cloth or similar material, such material being commercially known as waterproof-sheeting or rubberized-sheetmg. As exemplifying the flexible, pliable, formretaining'material I have shown a ribbon of felt or the like and the envelope 1s so made that it encloses and seals all of the felt ribbon. especially the'exposed portionthereof so that there is little or no deterioratlon thereof due to climatic conditions, and at the same time the insects are excluded from access to the felt. The envelop is preferabl sewn by stitches that pass entirely throug all the layers or plies of the material. In this connection, the stitchin of the material affords an excellentstay or the weatherstrip when the same is used without a molding and assists in holding the structure tl ht- 1y against the frame or closure upon which it is mounted, as will be following description.

I'have numerous objects in mind, the first of which is to provide a weather-strip that may be economically and quickl made in large quantities so that it may be retailed for a low price. Another object resides in providing a weather-strip that may be made in continuouslengths, wound upon a spool and sold in any length desired by a customer, and when being a plied to the window or door may be instal ed in a continuous manner so as to avoid cutting in several lengths for a desired installation. Also there is no waste in the use of a structure such as herein disclosed. Other objects reside in providing a device of this character that is novel in construction, dependable in operation, and which has inherent advantages over the structures now in favor.

' I prefer to carry out my invention and to accomplish the .divers objects in substantially the manner hereinafter described and as ,more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, that form a part ofthis specification.

In the drawings: 7 Figure 1 is an end edge view of a weatherpointed out in the strip made in accordance with my invention i Figure 10 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of incorporating my weather-strip in a wooden molding and installing the same.

The drawings are in a sense merely schematic for the purpose of illustrating pre-- ferred types of my invention, and in said drawings similar reference characters have been employed to designate the same parts wherever they appear throughout the several views. 7

The structure illustrated in Figures 1, 8,

After leaving the machine the strips may 9 and 10 illustrate the preferred type that is; shown to comprise a length of flexible phable material that is more or less formretainin that is herein exemplified as a ribbon or e ongated fiat piece of felt or similar fibrous material 15 that has inherent resilient cushioning characteristics and is flexible, pliable and may be'compressed or compacted and will retain its normal shape when ressure is released. This felt ribbon is one osed in an envelope'16 that is formed from waterproof and moistureproof fabric of a suitable width to surround and protect the felt from atmospheric and other foreign elements and from insects, and it will be noted that the longitudinal edges 17 and 18 of the envelope fabric overlap each other to quite an extent. The envelope may be secured to the felt ribbon and the edges secured down by cement or in any other suitable manner, but I prefer to secure these parts together b means of machine-sewnstithes 1Q, whic latter in Figure 1 are shown as consisting of two parallel rows that are spaced inside the edges of the structure far enough to hold down the longitudinal edges of the envelope material. The stitches afford reinforcement a ainst transverse movement of the stri'g w1en installed, as is hereinafter points out.

I prefer to employ for the envelop matetie] the fabric commercially known as waterproof sheeting or rubberized-sheeting which may be readily cut into strips of the desired width, and the felt ribbon may also be cut the desired width from continuous sheets. This permits the weather-strip beingmanufactured upon machines of the mu tiple or gang type and in continuous lengths and such machines may be provided with slit-' ting devices for cutting the strips of material as they are fed to the machine, and also .with folders or turneis for enclo'sin the felt ribbon in its waterproof fabric enve ope.

be wound upon spools to, contain several hundred feet thereof which is convenient to. handle and store.

When being installed upon awindow or door the workman need not measure the height and width of the opening and cut the re uired lengths, but need only-start say at the lower left hand corner of the opening where he secures the end of the weatherstrip by a suitable tack or nail 20, which is driven through the strip and into the frame, the location of the tack being in juxta-positien to a row of stitches 19. The strip is new pulled taut and thenext tack driven V close to the same row of stitches and with the edge of the strip pressed towards or snugly into the corner formed by the meeting portion of the frameand closure. As the stitching is done with heavy thread the row adjacent which the tacks are driven acts as a tie or stay between the tacks and maintains this intermediate portion in 'position and prevents the same sagging or bulgmg away from the closure and structure to which it is secured. I I

In Figurev 2 the felt ribbon may be of less width than illustrated in Figure 1 and the longitudinal edges 17 and 18 of the fabric envelop do not overlap to the extent to which they are overlapped in Figure 1, and there is but a single row of stitches 19.

Figure 3 shows a type in which the longitudinal edges 17 and 18 of the fabric en-J velop do not overlap and there is a gap 21 formed in the unexposed portion of the weather-strip through which the surface of the felt ribbon is exposed, said edges being secured by the two stitched rows 19. This type is more particularly 'ada' ted for the use in combination witha mo dingas the lueor cement if applied to the edgeand ack of the unit Wlll adhere to the wood molding in a more dependable manner. In Figure 4 I have shown the felt ribbon 15 as surrounded on one longitudinal edge with an additional ribbon of thinner and wider felt 22 that is folded longitudinally double width and a wider envelop strip 16 is made. The felt ribbon is placed flat u on the envelop sheet and the longitudinal e ges 17 and 18' ofthe envelop are folded over the upper face of the ribbon until they substantially meet at the longitudinal center of the ribbon. The structure thus far assembled is then folded longitudinally upon itself with the edges 17" and 18 of the envelop innermost and the whole is then sewn together with the stitching19.

In the modification shown in Figure 6 the outer overlapping part of the envelop is formed by'making a fold 18" which will dispose the edge 18 inside the envelop and there will be no uncut edges left exposed.

For the purpose of providing aver soft structure I find this may be accomplished by superimposing several thin layers .or plies of thin soft ribbon 15" as shown in Figure 7, and then enclosing the same in an envelop similar to that of any of the ty es herein described, the one illustrated being that exemplified in Fi re 1.- v

The weather-strip w ich I have described is capable of ready use by itself, and it may,

in which the weather-strip unit may be secured by glue, cement, or any other suitable manner, and -I desire it explicitly understood that I do not in anywise limit'm self to a unit to be used in combination wit a molding. It will also be appreciated that the unit may be made in other forms than those herein disclosed and employing a flat ribbon of felt or similar material with which a suitable fabric is employed, the felt ribbon be- I ing employed herein merely as an exempliopposing fication ofa flexible,

material. 7

What I claim is:

- 1. A weather-strip adapted for edge contact in use comprising ,a flexible, pliable ribbon of fibrous material, a fabric strip folded around said fibrous ribbon and protecting pliable, form-retaining the portion thereof that is exposed in use,. the longitudinal edges of said strip lying flat against and parallel to said ribbon; and at least one of the longitudinal edges of the fabric strip adapted to receive attaching devices thatare passed through the ribbon to mount the weather-strip, the relative disposition being such thata longitudinal edge of the ribbon is adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against astructure is mounted. I

. 2. A weather-strip adapted for edge contact in use, comprising a flexible phable ribbon of fibrous material, a fabric strip folded around said fibrous ribbon and protecting the portion thereof that is exposed in use,

' the longitudinal edges of said strip lying strip is mounted.

stitching extending longitudinally flat against and parallel to said ribbon, and of the structureand passed through the ribbon and fabric adjacent anedge of the latter, the

stitching being at a -location where attaching devices passed through the stri to mount the same will prevent lateral dlstortion ofthe strip, the relative disposition of said elements being such that a longitudinal edge of the strip is adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon wh ch the 3. A weather-strip ada ted for edge contact in use comprisin a, exible pliable ribbon of fibrous materia a molding stri having a longitudinal seat in-which said brous ribbon is secured, a fabric strip enclosing and protecting the exposed port on of the fibrous ribbon, with its longitudinal edges lying flat. against and parallel to said-fibrous ribbon and stitching passed through the fibrous ribbon and fabric strip adjacent an edge of the latter at a location where attach-' ing devices passed through the weather-strip to mount the samewill prevent lateral distortion of the. ribbon and fabricstri the relative disposition of said elements eing Such that a longitudinal edge 'of the rlbbon the member upon which the strip thereof that is exposed in use is adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon which the molding is mounted.

4. A weather-strip adapted for edge contact in use, comprising a length of flexible pliable.fib rous material, a length of fabric enclosing and protecting the portion of said fibrous material that is exposed in use, and

having its longitudinal edge portions arranged in contact, longitudinalstitc'hing passed through the contacting portions of said'fabric, and a molding having a longitudinal seat in which the aforesaid structure is secured, the relative disposition'of said elements being suchthat attaching de vices passed through the molding to mount the same will ierce the contacting portion of the fabric a jacent the stitching whereby to prevent bulging of the flexible elements,

and the longitudinal edges of said flexible elements being adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon which the molding ismounted.

I 5. A weather-strip adapted for edge contact in use comprising alength of flexible pliable materia a fabric strip folded around said material and protecting the portion thereof that is ex osed inuse, the longitudinal edges of sai strip lying flat against and parallel to said material, and

at least one of the longitudinal edges of the 1 fabric strip adapted to receive attaching devicesthat are passed through the material to mount the weather-strip, the relative disposition being such that a longitudinal'edge of the material is adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon which the strip' is mounted.-

6. A weather-strip adapted-for ed 'e contact in use,-comprisin alength of pliable material, a fabric strip foldedaround said' material and protecting the portion the longitudinal-edgesof said strip lying flat against and parallelto said material and stitching extending longitudinally of the structure and passed through the material and fabric ad- Jacent-an edge of the latter, the stitching bemg at a location where attaching devices passed through the strip to mount the same will prevent lateral distortion of the strip, the relative disposition of said elements being such that a longitudinal edge of the strip is adapted to engaged and comexible y pressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon which the strip is mounted.

7. A weather strip adapted for ed' e contact in use, comprising a length of exible pliablematerial, a mo ongitudina] seat in which said materia 'is secured, a fabric strip" enclosing and protecting the portion of the material,

ding strip havin a with its longitudinal edges lying fiat against and parallel to said material, and stitching passed through the material and fabric strip adjacent an edge of the latter at a location where attaching devices passed throu h the weather strip to mount the same wil prevent lateral distortion of the material and fabric strip, the relative disposition of said elements being such that a longitudinal edge of the material is adapted to be engaged and compressed transversely against a structure opposing the member upon which the molding is mounted.

8. A weather strip adapted for edge contact in use comprising a length of flexible pliable material, a length of fabric enclosing and rotecting the portion of said material that IS exposed in use, and havin its longitudinal edge portions arranged in contact,

longitudinal stitching passed through the contacting portions of said fabric, and a molding havlng a longitudinal seat in which the aforesaid structure is secured, the relative disposition of said elements being such against a structure opposing the member.

upgn which the molding is mounted.

1 and tate of Illinois, this 16th day of June, 1927.

JOHN G. S. HALL.

ed at Chicago, in the county of Cook, 

